Subj : Re: Installing syncTERM on linux Mint 21.1 cinnamon
To : John Cybulski
From : paul lee
Date : Mon Jun 19 2023 07:06 pm
JC> I followed the directions and used the script and sucess!
JC> Took me about an hour but I got it. Thank you so much for helping.
JC> The install has a minor issue where I have black bars on the side in full
JC> screen mode. I googled it and there was a ticket put in for that #116 I
JC> believe but still looking for the resolution for it.
JC> For the Snap version, someone mentioned type syncterm in the terminal.
JC> Never tried that lol but I uninstalled that version so I'll never know.
JC> Thanks again!
Nicely done; the real thanks, tho, goes to MeaTLoTioN of Quantum Wormhole BBS - I just often use it to streamline the install process.
One thing you can try to do to get both a full screen mode and the ability to drag the window to any size you like - make sure its running in SDL mode. I believe the mode you're running in is listed at the top of the syncterm window; X11, curses, SDL... SDL gives me the best results.
You can also force syncterm to run by using the following terminal command:
syncterm -iS
syncterm --help <-- will display all options.
You might, however, get a 'CIOLIB error' when trying to run in SDL; happens on Ubuntu, and yea... I sometimes get it working perfectly and on other systems not so much. :P
